Why Trump Will Quit the Race

Donald Trump despises losers. He hates to think himself as a loser. Everything he says and does can be traced to his fear of being considered a loser. He’s also a coward. A weak, feckless coward. Which is why he will do anything humanly and legally possible to avoid rotting in a prison cell for the next chapter of his miserable life.

Trump’s RICO indictment in Georgia poses the single greatest existential threat to him. That state’s RICO statute carries a mandatory 5-year prison sentence if convicted. No ifs, ands or buts. And given the treasure trove of incriminating evidence and the seemingly iron-clad case against him assembled by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a conviction in the trial scheduled for next March seems inevitable.

Trump can try his case in the court of public opinion all he wants, but it’s the court of law where his ultimate fate lies. No amount of whiny, pissy, woe-is-me “IT’S A RIGGED WITCH HUNT!” dishonest Truth Social posts can save his corrupt ass. No amount of bullying attacks on the judges and prosecutors will move the legal needle. And the more he violates his release agreements by defying court orders not to tamper with witnesses and/or influence jurors, the more likely his bail will be revoked and he’ll find himself awaiting trial from jail.